2019 House Bill 5263 ↩

Senate Roll Call 61: Passed

To replace the current eligibility criteria in a law that permits low-income households to pay a lower telephone service rate than other households, and instead use the criteria specified in a certain federal subsidy program. Individuals who are eligible under the current rules but not the new ones would be "grandfathered" and still get the discounts, which are available to households on welfare, Medicaid, food stamps, etc. Also, to permit certain phone service providers to stop offering the discounts starting Nov. 30, 2022.